Socially and ecologically responsible architectural projects recognized in 2025 Ammodo Architecture Awards

Non-profit organization Ammodo has revealed the winners of the second edition of its Architecture Award. The program recognized 26 architectural projects for their contributions to socially and ecologically responsible architecture.

The winning projects were chosen from 168 entries submitted from over 60 countries. They represent a wide array of practices, including established studios, community-led initiatives, and collectives. This year’s selection ranges from a community space in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a library in rural China to adaptive housing in Austria.

Together, the awarded projects address shared concerns, including adaptive reuse, urban rehabilitation, the transmission of traditional crafts and knowledge, and the restoration of ecological systems. 

“The Ammodo Architecture Award 2025 celebrates not a style, but an ethics: architecture as careful stewardship, collective endeavour and patient repair of our social and ecological fabric,” said Andrés Jaque, committee member and Columbia University GSAPP Dean and Professor.

Each recipient will receive a grant to support the further development of their projects. Look below to see the complete list of the 2025 Ammodo Architecture Award winners.

Ammodo Architecture Award for Social Architecture

• Kampung Mrican Phase 1 by SHAU (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
• VinziRast am Land by gaupenraub+/- (Austria)

Ammodo Architecture Award for Social Engagement

• Zheshui Natural Library by LUO Studio (Shanxi, China)
• Limbo Museum by Limbo Accra (Accra, Ghana)
• Chaki Wasi by La Cabina de la curiosidad (Quilotoa, Ecuador)
• Prototype Anti-Seismic House by Aziza Chaouni Projects (Al Haouz, Morocco)

• Floating Schools for Community Resilience by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha (Pabna, Bangladesh)
• Jackfruit Processing Unit and Community Centre by atArchitecture with Anant Foundation (Meghalaya, India)
• Floating University by Floating e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
• Shelter Inclusive Place COPAL by o+h (Yamagata, Japan)

• The Wild Mile by Urban Rivers (Chicago, United States)
• Sanders Place by NMBW Architecture Studio (Melbourne, Australia)
• Machan_Korail Community Platform by Paraa (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
• Territorio de los Saberes – Mencoriari by Asociación Semillas para el Desarrollo Sostenible (Peru)

Ammodo Architecture Award for Local Scale

• Main Stage of MuyunaFest by Espacio Común (Iquitos, Peru)
• Village as House by Robida Collective (Topolò, Italy)
• Terrachidia Oasis Campus by Terrachidia NGO (M’Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco)
• Jardín Naturalista Colibrí by Gladiola Camacho Estudio (Monterrey, Mexico)

• Jucão Seed House by Laboraterra Arquitetura and Alain Briatte Mantchev Arquitetura ME (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
• TerraTimber by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruhe, Germany)
• Adobe Vault by Esfahk Mud Center (Esfahk, Iran)
• Rural Primary School, Mandi by Dhammada Collective (Mandi, India)

• Bankatta Community Initiative by Sustainable Mountain Architecture (Chitwan, Nepal)
• Magdy El Khouly Street Renovation by AHS CxA (Cairo, Egypt)
• Play–Pause–Ponder by WM Re-Lab (Pakistan)
• The Slovo Hall Project by 1to1 – Agency of Engagement (Johannesburg, South Africa)